[Mediaresearchhub-News] Media Research Hub News for August 29, 2007

[SSRC media, communications, and information technology program announcements]

Media Research Hub News


August 29, 2007

 

An occasional update on media policy research news, events and opportunities from the Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere Program at the Social Science Research Council. For the latest developments, see http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org <http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/> . Contact us at mailto:mediahub at ssrc.org

 


ICA Grassroots Organizers Panels available as e-book <http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/ica-grassroots-organizers-panels-available-as-e-book/> 


The presentations from the grassroots discussion panels at the 2007 ICA Conference are now available in an e-book entitled Alternatives on Media Content, Journalism and Regulation. <http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/grass/grassindex.html>  Edited by Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Benjamin De Cleen and Nico Carpentier. You can download the complete book <http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/grass/GrassEbook.pdf> or access the individual chapters on the website. <http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~ncarpent/grass/grassindex.html>  (Link <http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/ica-grassroots-organizers-panels-available-as-e-book/> to complete news item.)


Workshop on Opinion Writing for Media Scholars in October <http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/workshop-on-opinion-writing-for-media-scholars-in-october/> 


The SPIN Project invites scholars who write about media in relation to race, public policy or social justice to apply to participate in a four-part seminar on op-ed writing lead by author and journalist Catherine Orenstein, who is spearheading a national Op-Ed Project with support from the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership.  (Link <http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/workshop-on-opinion-writing-for-media-scholars-in-october/> to complete news item.)


Call for Papers: "Convergence, Citizen Journalism & Social Change: Building Capacity" <http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-papers-convergence-citizen-journalism-social-change-building-capacity/> 


The University of Queensland announces a call for papers for a conference on "Convergence, Citizen Journalism & Social Change: Building Capacity" from March 25-27, 2008 in Brisbane, Australia. Paper abstracts are due October 15, 2007. (Link <http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/news/call-for-papers-convergence-citizen-journalism-social-change-building-capacity/> to complete news item.)

 

 

 

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